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Trio pedals For Lac-Megantic relief funds

Ten days ago, three McGill University students left on a 1300km bike ride to raise funds for the victims of Lac-Megantic. Starting in Lac-Megantic, Nigel, Hans, and Mike will take about two weeks to make the trek all the way to Charlottetown, PEI...

Buckles is on the move again!

if you ever see an oversized lifejacket walking around your community, you'll know Buckles is in town! Buckles is the Canadian Red Cross mascot for water safety. He gets around the country quite a bit too. He's been to Timmins, ON; last summer...

Photo of the Day: Flood funds keep pouring in

It has now been almost two months since the Alberta floods, but the funds haven’t stopped pouring in. The Canadian Red Cross is seeing all kinds of donations that continue to help families get back on their feet. Pictured above, Sage and Landon H...

Dispatch from Africa: A goat, a chicken and a dance party

Guest post by Tahina Rabezanahary, Program Manager for Africa, Canadian Red Cross In recent months, I travelled to Mali, Liberia and Kenya to visit Canadian Red Cross Maternal, Newborn and Child health projects. Most of my visits consisted of meet...

Through the Lens: Photo essay of Moose Cree First Nation

This photo essay is a collection of images taken by Toronto-based freelance photographer Johan Hallberg-Campbell during his recent deployments with the Red Cross to Moose Cree First Nation – a remote community off the James Bay coast in Northern ...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. INDONESIA: One month after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Aceh Province, the Red Cross continues to support affected communities. Follow...

Photo of the Day: Disaster risk education in the Solomon Islands

Today’s photo comes from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). IFRC photographer, Benoit Matsha-Carpentier and writer Patrick Fuller recently finished a mission where they travelled to several countries to see...

Introducing the Disaster preparedness calculator app

Are you prepared for a disaster? Not sure? Well, there’s an app for that! Check out our new disaster preparedness calculator app created with the support of the Red Cross’ leading corporate partner, Walmart. Using this Facebook app is easy: jus...

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